Browsing by Author "Briaud, Jean-Louis"
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Sassen, Douglas Spencer (2011-02-22)The presence of fractures, joints and karst features within rock strongly influence the hydraulic and mechanical behavior of a rock mass, and there is a strong desire to characterize these features in a noninvasive manner, ...
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Maddah, Layal . (2019-05-27)This dissertation presents design guidelines to design a roadside system against vehicle collision. The system is composed of a concrete roadside barrier anchored to a moment slab (barrier-moment slab or BMS) and placed ...
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Rezaei Tafti, Somayeh (2018-02-16)This dissertation explores some of the geotechnical challenges associated with implementing high-speed railway (HSR) systems. These challenges are mostly related to HSR embankments. Three special geotechnical issues addressed ...
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Regmi, Netra Raj (2011-10-21)Mass movement can be activated by earthquakes, rapid snowmelt, or intense rainstorms in conjunction with gravity. Whereas mass movement plays a major role in the evolution of a hillslope by modifying slope morphology and ...
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Chaouch, Adel (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)In this research, the potential hazard to offshore foundations induced by gas hydrate melting has been investigated. An analytical solution was derived for the heat transfer phenomenon in marine soils rich in gas hydrates. ...
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Wang, Wei (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Meander migration is a process in which water flow erodes soil on one bank and deposits it on the opposite bank creating a gradual shift of the bank line over time. For bridges crossing such a river, the soil foundation ...
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Improvement of The Observation Method to Predict Meander Migration by Using A Probabilistic Analysis Haniffa, Mifrokhah (2019-04-03)River meander migration is a product of fluvial activities including erosion and deposition. It may cause problems if it is close to vital infrastructure and its migration rate is noticeable for design life of infrastructure. ...
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Aghahadi Forooshani, Mohammad (2014-08-28)Drilled shafts under horizontal loads are being constructed within Mechanically Stabled Earth (MSE) walls in the reinforced zone especially in overpass bridges and traffic signs. The interaction between the drilled shafts ...
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Ballouz, Marc Youssef (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)This study presents the development and application of a new method to predict the lateral static stiffness of piles. This new method is called LATWAK; it consists of a package including the LATWAK Test, the theory behind ...
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Wang, Yen-Chih (2020-07-15)The booming market of sustainable energy increases the usage of offshore wind turbines. Simultaneously, with the rising demand for the foundation of major bridges and elevated light rail supports onshore, the total use of ...
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LONG-TERM BEHAVIOR OF BALLAST IN RAILWAY EMBANKMENT UNDER HIGH-SPEED TRAIN AND FREIGHT TRAIN LOADING Mahdavi Kharanaghi, Mohammad (2020-07-28)The behavior of the railway ballast under the operation of high-speed trains and heavy freight trains is studied in this dissertation. For this purpose, a combination of laboratory testing and numerical simulations has ...
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Yao, Congpu (2013-04-30)Bridge scour is the loss of soil by erosion due to water flowing around bridge supports. Scour has been the number one cause of bridge collapse in the United States with an average rate of 22 bridges collapsing each year. ...
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Zhang, Zihan (2018-11-29)Many theoretical methods in the literature have been introduced that require the knowledge of the normal stress and shear stress acting at the contact between the soil particles in the river bed and the fluid (mostly water). ...
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Keshavarz, Mohammadreza (2018-11-09)The objective of this research is to investigate the soil behavior surrounding a typical fullscale pile foundation of a large building under cyclic thermal loading from the application of geothermal foundation technology ...
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Luo, Xi (2023-08-22)Railway embankments constructed on shrink-swell soil often encounter various challenges, including uneven settlements, crack development, ponding water, which may lead to safety issue. The triggering factors and development ...
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Long, Zachary Ryan (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)A geophysical survey presents many challenges. A scientist must be able to not only understand the theory and nature of the geophysics being applied but must also be able to identify features of interest in a dataset. It ...
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Chedid, Mabel (2018-11-01)Soil erosion problems present a major threat to the nation’s infrastructure. These problems include but are not limited to bridge scour, levee overtopping, meander migration, dams’ internal erosion, and embankments surface ...
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Tucker, Stacey Elizabeth (2013-07-05)As of September 2007, there were over 67,000 U.S. bridges in the National Bridge Inventory classified as having unknown foundations. The bridges spanning rivers are of critical importance due to the risks of potential ...
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Jeong, Sangseom (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1992)The downdrag on pile groups was investigated by using a numerical analysis and an analytical study. The emphasis was on quantifying the reduction of downdrag on piles in a group due to the group effect. The case of a single ...
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Zhu, Hong (2020-04-14)In offshore engineering, especially for the construction of offshore wind farms, vibratory driven piles are increasingly appealing. Compared with conventional impact piles, vibratory piles have the advantages of less noise ...